Fan protector



March 25, 1930. K E. K. COOK 1,751,793

FAN PROTECTOR Filed Sept. 21, 1928 Anne/V7 01?- ,fMMA K (300K.

Units sTATs PATENT mun-mum EMMA K. COOK, or sr. Louis, ivrrssonnr FAN PROTECTOR Application filed September 21, 1928. Serial No. 307,464.

My invention relates to fan protectors, and riphery of which is stitched fabric tape 3. In more especially to a protector for cooling order to permit the closing of the back porfans. tion of the protector without removing the The primary object of my invention is to fan, the disc shown in Fig. 3 is provided with 5 provide more complete protection against in-' an opening 6 in the center thereof and cut 5 jury from electrically driven fans than is thru to the periphery of the disc as at 7, the afforded by the usual heavy wire protector. marginal edges of the openings being bound Where there are small children in the homes with tape stitched thru and thru the tape and where the cooling fans are used, frequently wire, as shown at 8 in Fig. 5. 10 more or less serious injuries occur to the Suitable snap fasteners 9 are sewn to the 5 hands of the children because of lack of suflitape, the female portions of the fasteners be a cient protection, and it is my purpose to obing disposed at equal distances apart on the Viate this objection, as well as to make the back portion of the protector, as shown in use of the fan more suitable and satisfactory Fig. 3, and the male portions of the fasteners for other purposes. being-disposed at equal distances apart on the 60 In the drawings hereto attached and made main body portion of the protector, so'that a part of this specification: the closing disc may be readily attached and Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a fan equipped detached without removing the fan or any with my protector. part thereof. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a fan equipped .It is obvious thatthere are many circum- 65 with my protector. stances under which it would not be necessary Fig. 3 is a plan view of the rear portion of to completely'enclose the fan blades, such for my protector. instance as when the'fan is attached to the Fig. 4 is a View of my protector from the, wall or put upon a shelf out of reach of chilback, with the back, shown in Fig. 3, removed. dren. For this reason it seems desirable that 7 Fig. 5 is a cross-section along the line 55 a screen protector that would give perfect of Fig. 4. I securityagainst accident should be readily Fig. 6 is a cross-section showing the manattachable and detachable to fans already in ner of attaching and detaching the back to use, and it is forthis purpose that my invenand from the main body of the protector. tion is especially designed. The structure is 75 My preferred method of construction -consuch that thevprotectors may be made very sists of a main body portion 1, of relatively cheaply and will fit and operate with any fine woven wire cloth, such for'example as fan without the necessity of changes in the that commonly used for door and window ordinary assembly of the fan.

screening, cut into a disc shape, as shown in Having fully described my invention, what so Fig. 4, and surrounded by a belt 2, shown in I claim as new and useful and desire to se- Fig. 2, joined to the'disc portion 1 by means cure by Letters Patent is: of fabric tape 3 stitched thru and thru as A detachable fan protector of the class shown at 4, along one edge of the tape, and. described, comprisinga hollow cylinder made 1 stitched thru and thru, as shown at 5, along of fine mesh wire cloth, cut to shape and 85 the opposite edge of the tape, so that the projoined together by woven cloth tape, stitched tector assumes the shape of a hollow disc with through" and through along the marginal one end permanently closed. edges of the wire cloth'and the woven cloth The opposite end, or back, of the protector tape, thereby to form a hollow cylinder closed is made in the form of a disc about the peat one end and open at the other end, a wire 9 cloth disc bound about its marginal edges by fabric tape stitched through and through said tape and said wire cloth disc, said disc having a circular opening in its center the periphery of which is concentric with the periphery of said disc, the marginal edges of said disc being bound with tape, fasteners spaced apart about the rim of said hollow cylinder and about the periphery of said disc, said fasteners on said disc being adapted to engage said fasteners on said hollow cylinder, thereby to detachably joinsaid disc to said hollow cylinder.

In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature this 3rd day of August, 1928. EMMA K. COOK. 

